Vol. 6: A Traitor Stalks Among Us Avengers Epic Collection
Collects Avengers (1963) #98-114, Daredevil (1964) #99. Barry Windsor-Smith joins Roy Thomas for a three-part super-saga that assembles every Avenger from issue #1 to #100 against the combined threat of Ares and the Enchantress! Then, Steve Englehart takes the reins and begins his iconic tenure writing Earth's Mightiest Heroes with an excursion to the Savage Land, the return of the Black Panther, and the traitorous master plan of the Grim Reaper and the Space Phantom! Hawkeye quits the team just as Magneto arrives to battle the combined forces of the Avengers, the X-Men and Daredevil, Mantis makes her stunning first appearance, romance blooms between the Vision and Scarlet Witch, the Black Widow returns, and the Swordsman joins the Avengers' ranks!
Reviews
wasnotwhynot@wasnotwhynot
I just read this and I don't even really remember what happened. I can only read so many stories about this or that guy pretending to be bad or maybe being traitor or faking it. steve engelhart f-ing sucks, he's a complete hack and relies on a 1970s version of clickbait. his prose also just bricks. like tommy boy, he seems infatuated with the golden age, but he doesn't synthesize it nearly as well. it's possible his run will get better as he warms up, but idk I doubt it.
the harlan ellison story was kinda dope though, at least. and it was nice seeing don heck pencils again.